Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Include non-payment of Maintenance to CMS or financial support as economic abuse
Closed
54 signatures
What the petition asks
Any non-resident parent, who cares about their Child/Children should and would want to provide Maintenance through the CMS or direct to the Resident Parent or Child (Dependant upon their age). Failure to actively attempt to provide this should be treated as economic abuse.
We want the Government to do more to ensure that any non-resident Parents are not allowed to drop in and out of work, claim benefits, give incorrect Self Assessment figures or just do not bother to make any Financial Support towards their Child/ren(s) upbringing, be held to account for this and be dealt with as Financial Abusers and be punished under the same umbrella as any other form of Financial Abuse which can and would come under Domestic Abuse in certain circumstances.
Timeline
| 30 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
54
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
30 Sep 2020
Closed
30 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.